Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (March 27, 1886 - August 17, 1969) was a German architect, widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture.

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Aachen Cathedral Was a choir boy there when he was growing up
Bauhaus Sites Was head of Bauhaus Dessau when it was closed
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt "(...) prominent architects of the twentieth century, among them Frank Lloyd Wright, Erich Mendelsohn and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, expressly named the Mathildenhöhe as a source of inspiration and disseminated its influence into the world through their works." (Nomination file, p. 148)
Tugendhat Villa Designed by him

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